The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-04-09

Here the committee on address
came in and made report as follows;
To DALLAS COUNTY PRoHBITIoN
CONVENTION.
Your committee appointed on adj
dress and resolutions, respectfully
submit the following address:
To THE PEOPLE OF DALLAS COUNTY;
Your convention assembled in the
city of Dallas, on this the 9th of April
1887, pursuant to call from Gen. X. Nj.
Gano, member of the State central
committee "For the purpose of coun-
ty organization and making all neces-
sary arrangements for carrying on the
prohibition amendment canvass" beg
leave to present few considerations,
to which they respectfully ask your ut
tention.
The joint resolution of the lcgisla-
ture of Texas on the subject of prohi-
bition speaks for itself, is readily UNI
derstood and is as follows:
See. /. BE IL enacted by the Legislature of
the state of Texas That section 90 of article
| 10, of the constitution be so amended aS to
| read rs follows, tO-Wlt:
| Sec.2O. The manufacture, sale andcNchangc
ofintoXicating liquor, except for medical, me-
chanical, sacremLntal and scientific purpos-
cs is hereby prohibited IN the State of Texas.
| The legislature shall after the first session
held after the adoption of this amendment,
enact necessary laws to put this provision
into effect.
See. .. The foregoing constitutional
amendment shall be submitted to a vote OF
| thn n1alifiaH ole pinrS Of Texas nj mn election
TO be held for that purpose on the first Tues
dav in August 1887, ut which election, all
| voters favoring said proposed amendment
shall write on their ballots the words "For
State Prohibition" and those opposed to said
amendment shall write on their ballots
against State Prohibition"
The issue is plain and emphatic, for
or against, the prohibition Of the sale,
manufacture or exchange, of intoXi-
eating liquors, in the State of Texas.
1t is legitimately within the sphere of
legislation, and the people in the ex-
ercise of their sovereign will, can de-
termine whether or not, prohibition
shall be the law of the land.
II is not fight against the whole
sale dealers or the saloon keepers.
Theirs is now, lawful calling, made
so by he.law, which licenses them.
Our controversy is with intoxicat-
ing liquors, and we wish to extend the
law which now restraints its sale, by re-
outing license 20 sell, to prohibit
ton OF its sale or manufacture in the
State. The controversy is with intoX-
icating liquors. not with men or class
es, except rs they array themselves
against us, as the friends and advocates
of the manufacture or sale of intoXi-
eating liquors in Texas.
The issue is submitted to the quail
fled electors of the state TO the vote
of the whole people. 1t has no secta
b rian coloring, no party bias but equally
: aud to all addresses itself as ques.
=. ton affecting the public interest, and
= involving the welfare and happiness
of our people. Those who believe
: that the sale aud manufacture of in
toxicating liquors is good thing LET
them stand for it openly, squarely
5 honestly and advocate it on its merits
not on side issues. On the other HAND
those who think it an evil which
should be suppressed by law, are call
c ed on TO follow their convictions will
!. earnestness and zeal, commensurate